@Conference Paper {10378,
	title = {A Chain is not a Sequence: The Temporality of the Cha{\^\i}ne Op{\'e}ratoire},
	year = {2006},
	address = {Toronto},
	abstract = {Over the last ten years the concept of the cha{\^\i}ne op{\'e}ratoire has been widely adopted by North American lithic analysts. In the process the cha{\^\i}ne op{\'e}ratoire has come to be viewed as largely synonymous with reduction sequence and an emphasis has been placed on the aspect of the cha{\^\i}ne op{\'e}ratoire that recognizes the dynamic nature of stone tool production. This emphasis on the dynamic or sequential aspects of the cha{\^\i}ne op{\'e}ratoire has come at the cost of neglecting the importance the cha{\^\i}ne op{\'e}ratoire affords to the concepts that underlie technical processes. This paper will focus on the ambiguous temporality of the cha{\^\i}ne op{\'e}ratoire . Recognizing the temporal complexity of the cha{\^\i}ne op{\'e}ratoire is an important step in understanding the implications of this concept to a holistic approach to lithic analysis that includes the knowledge and skill of the knapper.},
	author = {Chazan, Michael}
}
